LIGENTIA GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5m
-49.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£45m
+117.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
96
+146.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£26m
-69.9% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£11,533,710 | -£1,745,179 | -£508,018 | +70.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£11,630,972 | £87,564,194 | £26,386,677 | -69.9% | |
| Net profit | -£11,670,171 | £87,781,137 | £24,500,235 | -72.1% | |
| Cash | £1,096,451 | £4,978,048 | £2,532,231 | -49.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£11,318,714 | £20,828,519 | £47,037,452 | +125.8% | |
| Net assets | -£11,318,714 | £20,828,519 | £45,328,754 | +117.6% | |
| Equity | -£11,318,714 | £20,828,519 | £45,328,754 | +117.6% | |
| Average employees | — | 39 | 96 | +146.2% | |
| Wages | £2,101,564 | £3,092,507 | £6,067,954 | +96.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -8.4% | -1.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.10x | 0.05x | 0.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | -7.36x | -0.40x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LIGENTIA GROUP LIMITED 2008-11-05 → present
- IMCO (72008) LIMITED 2008-04-18 → 2008-11-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors consider this to be appropriate based on the following considerations: As an immediate holding company, the company is dependent on the trading results of its wider group and the going concern of this company is assessed in reference to the wider group. Management have prepared Group cashflow forecasts for a period of twelve months following the date of approval of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, The Group cashflow forecasts indicate that, taking into account reasonably possible downsides, the Group would have sufficient funds to meet liabilities as they fall due within the forecast period. The Group working capital requirements are managed centrally through cash reserves and an agreed Revolving Credit Facility. As at the 31 December 2025 the Group had the full headroom of £30m available for drawdown on the Revolving Credit Facility, maturing in July 2028. Following the transaction explained in note 24 the Group is also financed through loans from the new controlling party ('Asyad Group') and all external loans (excluding the Revolving Credit Facility) have been repaid. The Asyad Group has confirmed in writing that the funding provided will not be withdrawn such that the Group would not be able to repay its debts as they fall due. As with any Company placing reliance on other group entities for financial support, the Directors acknowledge that there can be no certainty that this support will continue although, at the date of approval of these financial statements, they have no reason to believe that it will not do so. Consequently, the Directors understand that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for twelve months following the date of approval of the financial statements and have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- LIGENTIA GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Ligentia Group Services Limited 100%
- Ligentia Holdings Limited 100%
- Ligentia UK Limited 100%
- Ligentia Logistics Limited 100%
- Ligentia Air Limited 100%
- Ligentia Investments Limited* 100%
- Ligentia Asia Limited* 100%
- Ligentia China (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- Ligentia China (Shanghai) Limited 100%
- Ligentia China (Guangzhou) Limited 100%
- Ligentia Australia Pty Limited 85%
- Ligentia Vietnam Joint Stock Company 50%
- Ligentia Supply Chain Vietnam Company Limited 99%
- LLL Holdings Company Limited* 100%
- Lotus Lines Limited 100%
- Ligentia Denmark APS 100%
- Ligentia Netherlands B.V 100%
- Ligentia Germany Gmbh 100%
- Ligentia Supply Chain India Private Limited 100%
- Ligentia Americas Holdings Limited* 100%
- Ligentia USA Holdings inc 100%
- Ligentia USA inc 100%
- Ligentia Poland S.P Z.O.O* 100%
- Ligentia Customs Agency S.P Z.O.O 100%
- Ligentia Distribution Services S.P Z.O.O 100%
- Ligentia SRL Romania 100%
- Ligentia Cambodia 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Group entered into a transaction whereby the entire issued share capital of the ultimate parent company was acquired by Asyad Group. The transaction was completed on 14 April 2026 following a period of negotiation and due diligence, during which the Company continued to operate in the ordinary course of business without material disruption.”
- “In connection with the acquisition, the group's debt structure has been reorganised. As part of this process, the company restructured and released the existing structural debt and refinanced the working capital facility with the existing lender.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Rakesh Kumar Manibhai | Secretary | 2017-03-31 | — | — |
| KHALLAF, Selim Ismail Hanafi | Director | 2026-04-14 | Jun 1982 | Egyptian |
| PATEL, Rakesh Kumar Manibhai | Director | 2011-02-14 | Jun 1974 | British |
| RAJA, Mushin Abdul Majeed | Director | 2026-04-14 | Aug 1982 | Omani |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOSSEIN-NAVI, Mehran | Secretary | 2008-11-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| IMCO SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-18 | 2008-11-25 |
| BREARE, Nicholas Richard | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2010-06-30 |
| CARGILL, Christopher | Director | 2015-03-05 | 2015-12-03 |
| DHILLON, Ravinderjit Singh | Director | 2008-10-29 | 2008-11-25 |
| DOCKRAY, David Vernon | Director | 2009-07-14 | 2011-07-01 |
| ENGLISH, Carl Francis | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2011-06-30 |
| GILL, Daniel John | Director | 2018-03-12 | 2026-04-14 |
| JONES, Richard Nicholas Rostron | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2026-04-14 |
| LAU, Tommy Wai Hung | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2013-06-30 |
| MARSHALL, Robert William | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2015-03-05 |
| SKOVGAARD, Jan | Director | 2018-10-26 | 2026-04-14 |
| IMCO DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-04-18 | 2008-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligentia Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-06 | Active |
| Mr Richard Nicholas Rostron Jones | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.